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The Business Theater: Treating bed bugs in commercial accounts

Controlling bed bugs at commercial accounts can keep pest management professionals on the edge of their seats.

Celebrate Bed Bug Awareness Week in June

The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA) encourages pest industry members to celebrate Bed Bug Awareness Week this June 4-10, which...

Stop under-valuing your services

Pest Management Professional magazine asked our contributors and Editorial Advisory Board members for a bed bug business tip. You can...

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How to make bed bug control last

Judy Black, BCE, answers the question on how to make residential bed bug jobs last as long as possible.

Because bed bugs persist, brush up on skills

Dan Baldwin, of Terminix International, explains how bed bugs will not go due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Bed bug control strategies

With people traveling more and college students heading back to dorms, PMPs may see an uptick in bed bug calls....

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Bed bugs take U.S. Navy submarine by storm

The next time one of your technicians complains about a bed bug account, point out that at least it's not...

Mark your calendar for Bed Bug Awareness Week 2021

Bed Bug Awareness Week, taking place June 6-12, is the time for pest management professionals to educate their customers about...

Be honest with bed bug customers

Be honest and tell the client there’s a good chance you’ll have to return because it’s virtually impossible to eradicate...

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An ounce of precaution prevents a pound of resistance

Pest management professionals need to be aware that bed bug resistance is out there. Here is how to have a...

Learn about UT’s entomology program

The University of Tennessee’s Urban Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Lab focuses on applied research of pests found in and around...

Bed bug product insights

Sixteen industry suppliers share the bed bug control products they developed for pest management professionals, along with insights and announcements.

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Shining a light on bed bug control

Studies find a correlation between bed bugs and microbiomes, dispel a long-held theory about their dormancy, and show how ambulances...

Participate in Bed Bug Awareness Week 2020

It's time for pest management professionals (PMPs) to participate in Bed Bug Awareness Week, taking place this year June 7-13.

Conquer challenging accounts with biological bed bug control

Don McCandless, CEO of ConidioTec International, talks about the company's global reach and its biological bed bug control product, Aprehend,...